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IGIRTON’S GUN! Used Without Effect on His Brother-in-law, the Notorious Babe Hawkins, whoSeems to be Bullet Proof.- IMarietta was the scene last night of another shooting scrape, ill which fortunately for all parties concerned,110 one was hurt, although for a few j minutes the bullets whistled around j in a very promiscous manner. The difficulty occurred between the notorious Babe Hawkins and his brother-in-law, Adam Girton, a voting man of about twenty years of age, and the cause of the difficulty as .near as can be learned is as follows: Having seen the piece in Saturday’s issue of the Democrat in regard to Babe’s treatment of his sister, the young mandrove over to Marietta vesterdav even-• •ing, and, meeting Babe asked him if his wife was at home, being answered that she was he drove to the house, and while talking to her was accosted by Babe, who had followed him home and informed him that he had been there long enough, and that he had better get out, at the same time, so young Girton says, making a motion as if to draw his pistol. Being so well acquainted with llawkins’ character as a dangerous man, and believing that his life was in peril, Girtondrew his revolver and commenced shooting at him, firing four shots, one of which cut through Hawkins’ shirt,grazing his arm. As soon as possible
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Shelbyville Daily Evening Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Tue, Apr 26, 1881
Page 4
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